1:5 There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

< 1:6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

1:7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.

1:8 Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

1:9 according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

1:10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

< 1:11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of altar of incense.

1:12 And Zacharias was troubled when he saw [him], and fear fell upon him.

1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

1:14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

< 1:16 And many of the children of Israel shall be turn unto the Lord their God.

1:17 And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient [to walk] in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared [for him].

1:18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

1:19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.

1:20 And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

< 1:21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled while he tarried in the temple.

1:22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb.

1:23 And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house.

1:24 And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying,

1:25 Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.

< 1:26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

1:27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

1:28 And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord [is] with thee.

1:29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.

1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.

< 1:31 And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

1:33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

1:34 And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

< 1:36 And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren.

1:37 For no word from God shall be void of power.

1:38 And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

1:39 And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;

1:40 and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth.

< 1:41 And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;

1:42 and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb.

1:43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me?

1:44 For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

1:45 And blessed [is] she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.

2:1 Now it came to pass in those days, there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled.

2:2 This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

2:3 And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city.

2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

2:5 to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.

< 2:6 And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered.

2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

2:8 And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

2:9 And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

2:10 And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people:

< 2:11 for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.

2:12 And this [is] the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

2:14 Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.

2:15 And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

< 2:16 And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.

2:17 And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

2:18 And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds.

2:19 But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.

2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.

< 2:21 And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

2:22 And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord

2:23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),

2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

2:25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

< 2:26 And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

2:27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law,

3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

3:2 in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

3:3 And he came into all the region round about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins;

3:4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

3:5 Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth;

3:7 He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

3:9 And even now the axe also lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

3:10 And the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do?

< 3:11 And he answered and said unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath food, let him do likewise.

3:12 And there came also publicans to be baptized, and they said unto him, Teacher, what must we do?

3:13 And he said unto them, Extort no more than that which is appointed you.

3:14 And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse [any one] wrongfully; and be content with your wages.

3:15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ;

< 3:16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:

3:17 whose fan is in his hand, thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, and to gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.

3:18 With many other exhortations therefore preached he good tidings unto the people;

3:19 but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother's wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

3:20 added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

< 3:21 Now it came to pass, when all the people were baptized, that, Jesus also having been baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

3:22 and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

3:23 And Jesus himself, when he began [to teach], was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the [son] of Heli,

3:24 the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Jannai, the [son] of Joseph,

3:25 the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Amos, the [son] of Nahum, the [son] of Esli, the [son] of Naggai,

< 3:26 the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semein, the [son] of Josech, the [son] of Joda,

3:27 the [son] of Joanan, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel, the [son] of Neri,

3:28 the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Addi, the [son] of Cosam, the [son] of Elmadam, the [son] of Er,

3:29 the [son] of Jesus, the [son] of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi,

3:30 the [son] of Symeon, the [son] of Judas, the [son] of Joseph, the [son] of Jonam, the [son] of Eliakim,

< 3:31 the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Menna, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan, the [son] of David,

3:32 the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Boaz, the [son] of Salmon, the [son] of Nahshon,

3:33 the [son] of Amminadab, the [son] of Arni, the [son] of Hezron, the [son] of Perez, the [son] of Judah,

3:34 the [son] of Jacob, the [son] of Isaac, the [son] of Abraham, the [son] of Terah, the [son] of Nahor,

3:35 the [son] of Serug, the [son] of Reu, the [son] of Peleg, the [son] of Eber, the [son] of Shelah

< 3:36 the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son] of Noah, the [son] of Lamech,

3:37 the [son] of Methuselah, the [son] of Enoch, the [son] of Jared, the [son] of Mahalaleel, the [son] of Cainan,

3:38 the [son] of Enos, the [son] of Seth, the [son] of Adam, the [son] of God.

4:12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.

4:13 And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.

4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame went out concerning him through all the region round about.

4:15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

< 4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.

4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,

4:19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.

4:20 And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down: and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him.

< 4:21 And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.

4:22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

4:23 And he said unto them, Doubtless ye will say unto me this parable, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in thine own country.

4:24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

4:25 But of a truth I say unto you, There were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there came a great famine over all the land;

< 4:26 and unto none of them was Elijah sent, but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.

4:27 And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.

4:28 And they were all filled with wrath in the synagogue, as they heard these things;

4:29 and they rose up, and cast him forth out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might throw him down headlong.

4:30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way.

< 4:31 And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath day:

4:32 and they were astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority.

4:33 And in the synagogue there was a man, that had a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud voice,

4:34 Ah! what have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

4:35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, having done him no hurt.

< 4:36 And amazement came upon all, and they spake together, one with another, saying, What is this word? for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

4:37 And there went forth a rumor concerning him into every place of the region round about.

4:38 And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was holden with a great fever; and they besought him for her.

4:39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she rose up and ministered unto them.

4:40 And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.

< 4:41 And demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

4:42 And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them.

4:43 But he said unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to the other cities also: for therefore was I sent.

5:1 Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

5:2 and he saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

5:3 And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the multitudes out of the boat.

5:4 And when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

5:5 And Simon answered and said, Master, we toiled all night, and took nothing: but at thy word I will let down the nets.

< 5:6 And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking;

5:7 and they beckoned unto their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

5:8 But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

5:9 For he was amazed, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken;

5:10 and so were also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

< 5:11 And when they had brought their boats to land, they left all, and followed him.

5:12 And it came to pass, while he was in one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy: and when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

5:13 And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway the leprosy departed from him.

5:14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go thy way, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

5:15 But so much the more went abroad the report concerning him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities.

5:17 And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

5:18 And behold, men bring on a bed a man that was palsied: and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

5:19 And not finding by what [way] they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

5:20 And seeing their faith, he said, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

< 5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this that speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

5:23 Which is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk?

5:24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he said unto him that was palsied), I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go unto thy house.

5:25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

< 5:26 And amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.

5:27 And after these things he went forth, and beheld a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of toll, and said unto him, Follow me.

5:28 And he forsook all, and rose up and followed him.

5:29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them.

5:30 And the Pharisees and their scribes murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans and sinners?

< 5:31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are in health have no need of a physician; but they that are sick.

5:32 I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.

5:33 And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also the [disciples] of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink.

5:34 And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

5:35 But the days will come; and when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, then will they fast in those days.

< 5:36 And he spake also a parable unto them: No man rendeth a piece from a new garment and putteth it upon an old garment; else he will rend the new, and also the piece from the new will not agree with the old.

5:37 And no man putteth new wine into old wine-skins; else the new wine will burst the skins, and itself will be spilled, and the skins will perish.

5:38 But new wine must be put into fresh wine-skins.

5:39 And no man having drunk old [wine] desireth new; for he saith, The old is good.

6:1 Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

6:2 But certain of the Pharisees said, Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath day?

6:3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read even this, what David did, when he was hungry, he, and they that were with him;

6:4 how he entered into the house of God, and took and ate the showbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests alone?

6:5 And he said unto them, The Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

< 6:6 And it came to pass on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

6:7 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might find how to accuse him.

6:8 But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man that had his hand withered, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth.

6:9 And Jesus said unto them, I ask you, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to destroy it?

6:10 And he looked round about on them all, and said unto him, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did [so]: and his hand was restored.

< 6:11 But they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

6:12 And it came to pass in these days, that he went out into the mountain to pray; and he continued all night in prayer to God.

6:13 And when it was day, he called his disciples; and he chose from them twelve, whom also he named apostles:

6:14 Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,

6:15 and Matthew and Thomas, and James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon who was called the Zealot,

< 6:16 and Judas [the son] of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor;

6:17 and he came down with them, and stood on a level place, and a great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

6:18 and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were healed.

6:19 And all the multitude sought to touch him; for power came forth from him, and healed [them] all.

6:20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed [are] ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

6:37 And judge not, and ye shall not be judged: and condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: release, and ye shall be released:

6:38 give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

6:39 And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

6:40 The disciple is not above his teacher: but every one when he is perfected shall be as his teacher.

< 6:41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

6:42 Or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.

6:43 For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit.

6:44 For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

6:45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil [man] out of the evil [treasure] bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

< 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

6:47 Every one that cometh unto me, and heareth my words, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like:

6:48 he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well builded.

6:49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.

7:1 After he had ended all his sayings in the ears of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

7:2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick and at the point of death.

7:3 And when he heard concerning Jesus, he sent unto him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would come and save his servant.

7:4 And they, when they came to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying, He is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him;

7:5 for he loveth our nation, and himself built us our synagogue.

< 7:6 And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof:

7:8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to this one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

7:9 And when Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned and said unto the multitude that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

7:10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole.

< 7:11 And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great multitude.

7:12 Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, there was carried out one that was dead, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

7:13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

7:14 And he came nigh and touched the bier: and the bearers stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.

7:15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

< 7:16 And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people.

7:17 And this report went forth concerning him in the whole of Judaea, and all the region round about.

7:18 And the disciples of John told him of all these things.

7:19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to the Lord, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

7:20 And when the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

< 7:21 In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and on many that were blind he bestowed sight.

7:22 And he answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye have seen and heard; the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good tidings preached to them.

7:23 And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.

7:24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

7:25 But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.

< 7:26 But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

7:27 This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

7:28 I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there is none greater than John: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

7:29 And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

7:30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him.

< 7:31 Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

7:32 They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to another; who say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not weep.

7:33 For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

7:34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

7:35 And wisdom is justified of all her children.

< 7:36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he entered into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.

7:37 And behold, a woman who was in the city, a sinner; and when she knew that he was sitting at meat in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster cruse of ointment,

7:38 and standing behind at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

7:39 Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.

7:40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Teacher, say on.

< 7:41 A certain lender had two debtors: the one owed five hundred shillings, and the other fifty.

7:42 When they had not [wherewith] to pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?

7:43 Simon answered and said, He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

7:44 And turning to the woman, he said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath wetted my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.

7:45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but she, since the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

< 7:46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but she hath anointed my feet with ointment.

7:47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, [the same] loveth little.

7:48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

7:49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that even forgiveth sins?

7:50 And he said unto the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.

8:12 And those by the way side are they that have heard; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be saved.

8:13 And those on the rock [are] they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

8:14 And that which fell among the thorns, these are they that have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of [this] life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

8:15 And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

< 8:16 And no man, when he hath lighted a lamp, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but putteth it on a stand, that they that enter in may see the light.

8:17 For nothing is hid, that shall not be made manifest; nor [anything] secret, that shall not be known and come to light.

8:18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he thinketh he hath.

8:19 And there came to him his mother and brethren, and they could not come at him for the crowd.

8:20 And it was told him, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

< 8:21 But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God, and do it.

8:22 Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth.

8:23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filling [with water], and were in jeopardy.

8:24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. And he awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.

8:25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And being afraid they marvelled, saying one to another, Who then is this, that he commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey him?

< 8:26 And they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee.

8:27 And when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and abode not in [any] house, but in the tombs.

8:28 And when he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, torment me not.

8:29 For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts.

8:30 And Jesus asked him, What is thy name? And he said, Legion; for many demons were entered into him.

< 8:31 And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.

8:32 Now there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they entreated him that he would give them leave to enter into them. And he gave them leave.

8:33 And the demons came out from the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were drowned.

8:34 And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.

8:35 And they went out to see what had come to pass; and they came to Jesus, and found the man, from whom the demons were gone out, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, at the feet of Jesus: and they were afraid.

< 8:36 And they that saw it told them how he that was possessed with demons was made whole.

8:37 And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them, for they were holden with great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned.

8:38 But the man from whom the demons were gone out prayed him that he might be with him: but he sent him away, saying,

8:39 Return to thy house, and declare how great things God hath done for thee. And he went his way, publishing throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done for him.

8:40 And as Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed him; for they were all waiting for him.

< 8:41 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him to come into his house;

8:42 for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as he went the multitudes thronged him.

8:43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be healed of any,

8:44 came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately the issue of her blood stanched.

8:45 And Jesus said, Who is it that touched me? And when all denied, Peter said, and they that were with him, Master, the multitudes press thee and crush [thee].

< 8:46 But Jesus said, Some one did touch me; for I perceived that power had gone forth from me.

8:47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people for what cause she touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

8:48 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

8:49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's [house], saying, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher.

8:50 But Jesus hearing it, answered him, Fear not: only believe, and she shall be made whole.

< 8:51 And when he came to the house, he suffered not any man to enter in with him, save Peter, and John, and James, and the father of the maiden and her mother.

8:52 And all were weeping, and bewailing her: but he said, Weep not; for she is not dead, but sleepeth.

8:53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead.

8:54 But he, taking her by the hand, called, saying, Maiden, arise.

8:55 And her spirit returned, and she rose up immediately: and he commanded that [something] be given her to eat.

< 8:56 And her parents were amazed: but he charged them to tell no man what had been done.

9:1 And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

9:2 And he sent them forth to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

9:3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats.

9:4 And into whatsoever house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart.

9:5 And as many as receive you not, when ye depart from that city, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony against them.

< 9:6 And they departed, and went throughout the villages, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere.

9:7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done: and he was much perplexed, because that it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead;

9:8 and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

9:9 And Herod said, John I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

9:10 And the apostles, when they were returned, declared unto him what things they had done. And he took them, and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida.

< 9:11 But the multitudes perceiving it followed him: and he welcomed them, and spake to them of the kingdom of God, and them that had need of healing he cured.

9:12 And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place.

9:13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food for all this people.

9:14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.

9:15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.

< 9:16 And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake; and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

9:17 And they ate, and were all filled: and there was taken up that which remained over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

9:18 And it came to pass, as he was praying apart, the disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Who do the multitudes say that I am?

9:19 And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others [say], Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

9:20 And he said unto them, But who say ye that I am? And Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

< 9:21 But he charged them, and commanded [them] to tell this to no man;

9:22 saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.

9:23 And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

9:24 For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

9:25 For what is a man profited, if he gain the whole world, and lose or forfeit his own self?

< 9:26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his own glory, and [the glory] of the Father, and of the holy angels.

9:27 But I tell you of a truth, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

9:28 And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray.

9:29 And as he was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment [became] white [and] dazzling.

9:30 And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah;

< 9:31 who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

9:32 Now Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

9:33 And it came to pass, as they were parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he said.

9:34 And while he said these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.

9:35 And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen: hear ye him.

< 9:36 And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen.

9:37 And it came to pass, on the next day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him.

9:38 And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee to look upon my son; for he is mine only child:

9:39 and behold, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him sorely.

9:40 And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and they could not.

< 9:41 And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? bring hither thy son.

9:42 And as he was yet a coming, the demon dashed him down, and tare [him] grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

9:43 And they were all astonished at the majesty of God. But while all were marvelling at all the things which he did, he said unto his disciples,

9:44 Let these words sink into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men.

9:45 But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

< 9:46 And there arose a reasoning among them, which of them was the greatest.

9:47 But when Jesus saw the reasoning of their heart, he took a little child, and set him by his side,

9:48 and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great.

9:49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us.

9:50 But Jesus said unto him, Forbid [him] not: for he that is not against you is for you.

< 9:51 And it came to pass, when the days were well-nigh come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

9:52 and sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

9:53 And they did not receive him, because his face was [as though he were] going to Jerusalem.

9:54 And when his disciples James and John saw [this], they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?

10:1 Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself was about to come.

10:2 And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.

10:3 Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.

10:4 Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes; and salute no man on the way.

10:5 And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house.

< 10:6 And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn to you again.

10:7 And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

10:8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:

10:9 and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

10:10 But into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets thereof and say,

< 10:11 Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we wipe off against you: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.

10:12 I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.

10:13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

10:14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you.

< 10:16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me.

10:17 And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in thy name.

10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.

10:19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.

10:20 Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

< 10:21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.

10:22 All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal [him].

10:23 And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye see:

10:24 for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.

10:25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

< 10:26 And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

10:28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

10:29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

10:30 Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

< 10:31 And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

10:32 And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.

10:33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion,

10:34 and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on [them] oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

10:35 And on the morrow he took out two shillings, and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, I, when I come back again, will repay thee.

< 10:36 Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbor unto him that fell among the robbers?

10:37 And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

10:38 Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

10:39 And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word.

10:40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

< 10:41 But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

10:42 but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

11:17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house [divided] against a house falleth.

11:18 And if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

11:19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.

11:20 But if I by the finger of God cast out demons, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.

< 11:21 When the strong [man] fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace:

11:22 but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

11:23 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

11:24 The unclean spirit when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and finding none, he saith, I will turn back unto my house whence I came out.

11:25 And when he is come, he findeth it swept and garnished.

< 11:26 Then goeth he, and taketh [to him] seven other spirits more evil than himself; and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first.

11:27 And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck.

11:28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

11:29 And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

11:30 For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

< 11:31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

11:32 The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

11:33 No man, when he hath lighted a lamp, putteth it in a cellar, neither under the bushel, but on the stand, that they which enter in may see the light.

11:34 The lamp of thy body is thine eye: when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when it is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.

11:35 Look therefore whether the light that is in thee be not darkness.

< 11:36 If therefore thy whole body be full of light, having no part dark, it shall be wholly full of light, as when the lamp with its bright shining doth give thee light.

11:37 Now as he spake, a Pharisee asketh him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

11:38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner.

11:39 And the Lord said unto him, Now ye the Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness.

11:40 Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also?

< 11:41 But give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.

11:42 But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

11:43 Woe unto you Pharisees! for ye love the chief seats in the synagogues, and the salutations in the marketplaces.

11:44 Woe unto you! for ye are as the tombs which appear not, and the men that walk over [them] know it not.

11:45 And one of the lawyers answering saith unto him, Teacher, in saying this thou reproachest us also.

< 11:46 And he said, Woe unto you lawyers also! for ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

12:1 In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

12:2 But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

12:3 Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

12:4 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

12:5 But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

< 12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.

12:7 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

12:8 And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

12:9 but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

12:10 And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.

< 12:11 And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

12:12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.

12:13 And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.

12:14 But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

< 12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

12:17 and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?

12:18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.

12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

12:20 But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

< 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

12:22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for [your] life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.

12:23 For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

12:24 Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!

12:25 And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?

< 12:26 If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest?

12:27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

12:28 But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more [shall he clothe] you, O ye of little faith?

12:29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

12:42 And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

12:43 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

12:44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

12:45 But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

< 12:46 the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.

12:47 And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes];

12:48 but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.

12:49 I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?

12:50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

< 12:51 Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

12:52 for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

12:53 They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.

12:54 And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass.

12:55 And when [ye see] a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.

< 12:56 Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time?

12:57 And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

12:58 For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.

12:59 I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.

< 13:6 And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.

13:7 And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground?

13:8 And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:

13:9 and if it bear fruit thenceforth, [well]; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.

13:10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day.

< 13:11 And behold, a woman that had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and could in no wise lift herself up.

13:12 And when Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

13:13 And he laid his hands upon her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

13:14 And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of the sabbath.

13:15 But the Lord answered him, and said, Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

< 13:16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, [these] eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?

13:17 And as he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame: and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

13:18 He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?

13:19 It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the branches thereof.

13:20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

< 13:21 It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

13:22 And he went on his way through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying on unto Jerusalem.

13:23 And one said unto him, Lord, are they few that are saved? And he said unto them,

13:24 Strive to enter in by the narrow door: for many, I say unto you, shall seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to us; and he shall answer and say to you, I know you not whence ye are;

< 13:26 then shall ye begin to say, We did eat and drink in thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets;

13:27 and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

13:28 There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without.

13:29 And they shall come from the east and west, and from the north and south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.

13:30 And behold, there are last who shall be first, and there are first who shall be last.

< 13:31 In that very hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Get thee out, and go hence: for Herod would fain kill thee.

13:32 And he said unto them, Go and say to that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third [day] I am perfected.

13:33 Nevertheless I must go on my way to-day and to-morrow and the [day] following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.

13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen [gathereth] her own brood under her wings, and ye would not!

13:35 Behold, your house is left unto you [desolate]: and I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

14:7 And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

14:8 When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him,

14:9 and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place.

14:10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee.

< 14:11 For everyone that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

14:12 And he said to him also that had bidden him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest haply they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee.

14:13 But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

14:14 and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not [wherewith] to recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just.

14:15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

< 14:16 But he said unto him, A certain man made a great supper; and he bade many:

14:17 and he sent forth his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for [all] things are now ready.

14:18 And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a field, and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee have me excused.

14:19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused.

14:20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

< 14:21 And the servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor and maimed and blind and lame.

14:22 And the servant said, Lord, what thou didst command is done, and yet there is room.

14:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain [them] to come in, that my house may be filled.

14:24 For I say unto you, that none of those men that were bidden shall taste of my supper.

14:25 Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them,

< 14:26 If any man cometh unto me, and hateth not his own father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

14:27 Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

14:28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have [wherewith] to complete it?

14:29 Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,

14:30 saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

< 14:31 Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

14:32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.

14:33 So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

14:34 Salt therefore is good: but if even the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

14:35 It is fit neither for the land nor for the dunghill: [men] cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

15:12 and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of [thy] substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

15:13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.

15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

15:15 And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

< 15:16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

15:17 But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!

15:18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight:

15:19 I am no more worthy to be called your son: make me as one of thy hired servants.

15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

< 15:21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight: I am no more worthy to be called thy son.

15:22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

15:23 and bring the fatted calf, [and] kill it, and let us eat, and make merry:

15:24 for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

15:25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.

< 15:26 And he called to him one of the servants, and inquired what these things might be.

15:27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound.

15:28 But he was angry, and would not go in: and his father came out, and entreated him.

15:29 But he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, and I never transgressed a commandment of thine; and [yet] thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

15:30 but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.

< 15:31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that is mine is thine.

15:32 But it was meet to make merry and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive [again]; and [was] lost, and is found.

19:7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner.

19:8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold.

19:9 And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

19:10 For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

< 19:11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and [because] they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.

19:12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

19:13 And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye [herewith] till I come.

19:14 But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.

19:15 And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.

< 19:16 And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.

19:17 And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

19:18 And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.

19:19 And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.

19:20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, [here is] thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:

< 19:21 for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.

19:22 He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;

19:23 then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?

19:24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds.

19:25 And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.

< 19:26 I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.

19:27 But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

19:28 And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.

19:29 And it came to pass, when he drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,

19:30 saying, Go your way into the village over against [you]; in which as ye enter ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him.

< 19:31 And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.

19:32 And they that were sent went away, and found even as he had said unto them.

19:33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?

19:34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.

19:35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they threw their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus thereon.

19:37 And as he was now drawing nigh, [even] at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen;

19:38 saying, Blessed [is] the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

19:39 And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.

19:40 And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

20:1 And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the gospel, there came upon him the chief priests and the scribes with the elders;

20:2 and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?

20:3 And he answered and said unto them, I also will ask you a question; and tell me:

20:4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men?

20:5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why did ye not believe him?

< 20:6 But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

20:7 And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was].

20:8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things.

20:9 And he began to speak unto the people this parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country for a long time.

20:10 And at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

< 20:11 And he sent yet another servant: and him also they beat, and handled him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

20:12 And he sent yet a third: and him also they wounded, and cast him forth.

20:13 And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; it may be they will reverence him.

20:14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned one with another, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.

20:15 And they cast him forth out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

< 20:16 He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

20:17 But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?

20:18 Every one that falleth on that stone shall be broken to pieces; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will scatter him as dust.

20:19 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them.

20:20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

< 20:21 And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person [of any], but of a truth teachest the way of God:

20:22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

20:23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,

20:24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription hath it? And they said, Caesar's.

20:25 And he said unto them, Then render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's.

< 20:26 And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

20:27 And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they that say that there is no resurrection;

20:28 and they asked him, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote unto us, that if a man's brother die, having a wife, and he be childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

20:29 There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;

20:30 and the second:

< 20:31 and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.

20:32 Afterward the woman also died.

20:33 In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them shall she be? for the seven had her to wife.

20:34 And Jesus said unto them, The sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage:

20:35 but they that are accounted worthy to attain to that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage:

< 20:36 for neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.

20:37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in [the place concerning] the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

20:38 Now he is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

20:39 And certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well said.

20:40 For they durst not any more ask him any question.

< 20:41 And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David's son?

20:42 For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

20:43 Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.

20:44 David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son?

20:45 And in the hearing of all the people he said unto his disciples,

< 20:46 Beware of the scribes, who desire to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and chief places at feasts;

20:47 who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.

21:1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury.

21:2 And he saw a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites.

21:3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, This poor widow cast in more than they all:

21:4 for all these did of their superfluity cast in unto the gifts; but she of her want did cast in all the living that she had.

21:5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said,

< 21:6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

21:7 And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when therefore shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign when these things are about to come to pass?

21:8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not led astray: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [he]; and, The time is at hand: go ye not after them.

21:9 And when ye shall hear of wars and tumults, be not terrified: for these things must needs come to pass first; but the end is not immediately.

21:10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom;

< 21:11 and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven.

21:12 But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name's sake.

21:13 It shall turn out unto you for a testimony.

21:14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand how to answer:

21:15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.

< 21:16 But ye shall be delivered up even by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and [some] of you shall they cause to be put to death.

21:17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.

21:18 And not a hair of your head shall perish.

21:19 In your patience ye shall win your souls.

21:20 But when ye see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that her desolation is at hand.

< 21:21 Then let them that are in Judaea flee unto the mountains; and let them that are in the midst of her depart out; and let not them that are in the country enter therein.

21:22 For these are days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

21:23 Woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath unto this people.

21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led captive into all the nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

21:25 And there shall be signs in sun and moon and stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the billows;

< 21:26 men fainting for fear, and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world: for the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.

21:27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

21:28 But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh.

21:29 And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees:

21:30 when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh.

< 21:31 Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh.

23:1 And the whole company of them rose up, and brought him before Pilate.

23:2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ a king.

23:3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest.

23:4 And Pilate said unto the chief priests and the multitudes, I find no fault in this man.

23:5 But they were the more urgent, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, and beginning from Galilee even unto this place.

< 23:6 But when Pilate heard it, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean.

23:7 And when he knew that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him unto Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem in these days.

23:8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was of a long time desirous to see him, because he had heard concerning him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.

23:9 And he questioned him in many words; but he answered him nothing.

23:10 And the chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.

< 23:11 And Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and mocked him, and arraying him in gorgeous apparel sent him back to Pilate.

23:12 And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day: for before they were at enmity between themselves.

23:13 And Pilate called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

23:14 and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I having examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

23:15 no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.

24:17 And he said unto them, What communications are these that ye have one with another, as ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad.

24:18 And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said unto him, Dost thou alone sojourn in Jerusalem and not know the things which are come to pass there in these days?

24:19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:

24:20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

< 24:21 But we hoped that it was he who should redeem Israel. Yea and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things came to pass.

24:22 Moreover certain women of our company amazed us, having been early at the tomb;

24:23 and when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive.

24:24 And certain of them that were with us went to the tomb, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.

24:25 And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

< 24:26 Behooved it not the Christ to suffer these things, and to enter into his glory?

24:27 And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

24:28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further.

24:29 And they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in to abide with them.

24:30 And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he took the bread and blessed; and breaking [it] he gave to them.

< 24:31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

24:32 And they said one to another, Was not our heart burning within us, while he spake to us in the way, while he opened to us the scriptures?

24:33 And they rose up that very hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,

24:34 saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.

24:35 And they rehearsed the things [that happened] in the way, and how he was known of them in the breaking of the bread.

< 24:36 And as they spake these things, he himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.

24:37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.

24:38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do questionings arise in your heart?

24:39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye behold me having.

24:40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.

< 24:41 And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat?

24:42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish.

24:43 And he took it, and ate before them.

24:44 And he said unto them, These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me.

24:45 Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;

< 24:46 and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day;

24:47 and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name unto all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

24:48 Ye are witnesses of these things.

24:49 And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.

24:50 And he led them out until [they were] over against Bethany: and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

< 24:51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven.

24:52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: